. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. FiG. 260.—General View of the Combination Bookcase and Writing Desk. shelves at each side of the writing desk with an overhead con-tinuation of book shelving having a set height for smaller to the half carcase plan in Fig. 261, the position of thecorner and intermediate posts are clearly indicated, leaving anopen foot space in the middle front under the desk as may beseen from an inspection of big. 2(30. BOOKCASES AND HOLDERS 263 The connection between the four book posts is made by con-structing three panele
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. FiG. 260.—General View of the Combination Bookcase and Writing Desk. shelves at each side of the writing desk with an overhead con-tinuation of book shelving having a set height for smaller to the half carcase plan in Fig. 261, the position of thecorner and intermediate posts are clearly indicated, leaving anopen foot space in the middle front under the desk as may beseen from an inspection of big. 2(30. BOOKCASES AND HOLDERS 263 The connection between the four book posts is made by con-structing three paneled frames of ^-in. material and stiles andrails 2^ in. wide. The stiles project and are fitted with tenons,the top and bottom to enter mortise cuts in the posts, which arei]4 in. square and 56 in. long. In laying out a rough workingdrawing the outside measure of the case will be 14 x 65 in. and. Fig. 261.—One-half Carcase Plan. the top board arranged to fit in about the top of the posts and se-cured to the top of the back and side framing, will measure whenfinished i x 13 % x 64^ in. The end rails of the bookcase, top and bottom, are providedwith sufficiently long tenons to pierce the thickness of the postsfront and back and be chamfered off with a dull taper. Tofurther secure the framing holes may be bored after gluing up toprovide for two dowel pins to each joint, these being smoothedoff flush in the final finish. The end filling consists of a middlemullion over-laying the joint of two thinner panels or it may bea panel of one thickness as may be desired. After the bottomboards are fitted over the curved apron under the bookcase theconstruction will then be far enough along to make and fit twodoors which are frames made }i x ^^^ in. when finished. Abovethe desk compartment it will be noticed there is a continuationof the book shelf space measuring q in. in height provided
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